The Byrds

[sacrilegend]

The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band.

Bridging the gap between the folk music of Bob Dylan and the hybrid pop of The Beatles, The Byrds were popular and influential through the 1960s and early 1970s. Throughout their career, they helped forge such subgenres as folk rock, space rock, raga rock, psychedelic rock, jangle pop, and – on their 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo – country rock. After several line-up changes (with lead singer/guitarist Roger McGuinn as the only consistent member), they broke up in 1973.

Some of their trademark songs include pop covers of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger’s "Turn! Turn! Turn!", and the originals "I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better", and "Eight Miles High".

They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and several band members have launched successful solo careers after leaving the group. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them #45 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Album discography
June 21, 1965 Mr. Tambourine Man
December 6, 1965 Turn! Turn! Turn!
July 18, 1966 Fifth Dimension
February 20, 1967 Younger Than Yesterday
August 7, 1967 The Byrds Greatest Hits
January 3, 1968 The Notorious Byrd Brothers
July 22, 1968 Sweetheart of the Rodeo
February 3, 1969 Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
October 27, 1969 Ballad of Easy Rider
September 16, 1970 (Untitled)
June 3, 1971 Byrdmaniax
November 17, 1971 Farther Along
November 20, 1972 The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II
March 5, 1973 Byrds
1980 The Byrds Play Dylan
1980 The Original Singles: 1965-1967, Volume 1
1982 The Original Singles: 1967-1969, Volume 2
October 22, 1990 The Byrds
July 21, 1998 Super Hits
February 22, 2000 Live at the Fillmore - February 1969
April 22, 2003 The Essential Byrds
September 26, 2006 There Is a Season

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-tZwPS-v64 (my favourite song!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUworKXBzdE (haha, look at those girls!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bEJ-xIKByA

[captainofbeef]

Great band. The Notorious Byrd Brothers and Sweetheart of the Rodeo are classic records. I love the Dylan covers too.

[sacrilegend]

Yup, I have Sweetheart of the Rodeo for myself, and I've listened to The Notorious Byrd Brothers on vinyl a few times. I can't get enoguh, they're so great.

[criterionmaster]

They are a really good band that I need to check out more from. One day I downloaded like 30 random songs from them, but I need to buy some of their stuff. Anyone dig any of Gram Parsons’ other stuff? His work with Flying Burrito Bros. is amazing, and I probably like it even more then this. I can't believe I like it so much either, since it is so much more country oriented. International Submarine Band also has a good album (only one album total actually).

Flying Burrito Bros.:



That is their best album right there. Everyone should check out some of that stuff.

[sacrilegend]

Hey, I know them! I completely forgot that I did. Yeah, they're okay, I have one major album of theirs but I forgot what it was called. I'll check this afternoon and tell you.

[captainofbeef]

Gram Parsons is awesome and The Gilded Palace of Sin is better than anything he did with the Byrds. I prefer early Byrds stuff with Crosby to later Byrds stuff with Parsons anyway. But Sweetheart of the Rodeo is every bit as mammoth of a record as I remember it. Even though there are only two original songs on it (both by Parsons), it is essential listening.